Day Two - Friday -

[withamagicword]

Billy wandered most of the day, checking out the procedure for registering for classes, how to set up a bank account at the local big bank, paying for and biking around on a bicycle, and seeing the area.

He enjoyed himself, being outside and being around the new town. This part of L.A. seemed nice, not like the areas he had visited in his own world before.

The small college and the people around it seemed to be very bouncy, and yet laid back. Definitely his kind of people. By the time he had managed to find a book store, a comic shop, and a top of the line computer store, he was very happy.

And most of the day had flown, so he settled down on the green somewhere on campus, pulled out his laptop and attached the booster he had acquired and logged in and sent an IM to Cassie, hoping she was on.

wzrdoftherock: Hey, Cassie! You around?

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[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

Cassie feels like she's been in the twilight zone all day. Not only has she had to reorient herself to her own schedule, where everything is, and familiarize herself with the homework that she finished five months ago but everyone kept asking her questions. She didn't consider the fact that she would look different to everyone: that her hair has kept growing and has gotten lighter and her skin tone has also changed just a little.
She also didn't realize how much she kept to herself before. She knew that she did, but not to such an extent that simply saying 'hi' to someone would get her odd looks. Or that a brief smile would get noticed and get commented on.

She's gone around to her professors and turned in as much as her work ahead of time as she can without it seeming strange, and then she retreated to a far corner of the library with her laptop, a book and some paper to take notes on.

She ends up not being able to concentrate at all on the book and the paper is full of doodles within an hour.

When Billy IMs her, it's like relief has come.
strgatechild: If Amber gives me one more weird look I'm going to scream!

[withamagicword]

He blinks.

wzrdoftherock: Strange looks? What's going on?

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

strgatechild: Apparently I've changed alot since I came to Milliways. *frustrated*

[withamagicword]

wzrdoftherock: Ah... Hm. And people are noticing and commenting? *pokes them*

He sighs. He can see how that might happen.

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

strgatechild: I didn't know I kept to myself so much! Or was so..unhappy?

She sighs.

strgatechild: I also need to get my hair cut.

[withamagicword]

wzrdoftherock: *hugs* You ready to bug out yet? We can go catch dinner and hang and book you a hair cut too, if ya like. I found a place while I was wandering. *grins*

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

strgatechild: Pleeeeease. Where are you? I'll meet you.

[withamagicword]

He looks around, and spots a building name

wzrdoftherock: I'm at Richards Building? In the green outside it? With a bike and my geer.

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She raises an eyebrow, but at the moment she doesn't care enough to ask.

strgatechild: I'll be there in five.

**user is no longer signed on**

[withamagicword]

He grins.

"Cool. If you can scope out what your courses are going to be like, we can take more work back to Milliways and I can help you with it, to get back in the habit."

He goes silent for a minute, then glances at her,

"What would you think of me coming here... for a few years.?"

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She glances at him, eyes hopeful and hint of a smile on her lips.

"...Really?"

[withamagicword]

"Well, I was thinking about going back to college for a computer degree and they have a good one here, and I can go to the higher courses nearby... and it is within my price range..."

He looks shy and embarassed.

"I even checked out housing. There is a place near here I could get. They are still in the building stages but by Christmas time they will have tio done and I could get in for Spring summester. I love you, Cassie and I want to be near you. And I want to get my degree, and, well... why not here?"

He looks at her, biting his lip.

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She grins wide and kisses him happily.

"I'd like that.

I'd like that alot."

[withamagicword]

He grins wide.

"Yay! I didnt want to like, make you uncomfortable. But this way I could move here. And truthfully, I am not as fond of Milliways as I was."

He kisses her again.

"This is soooo cool!"

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She kisses him lightly. "You don't make me uncomfortable.

Why aren't you as fond of Milliways?"

She smiles and puts her hand over his.

[withamagicword]

"Just everything that has happenned there... I have a couple of friends, and you, but mostly, I have met far more people there that I just... would rather not see normally."

He kisses her and grins as they walk.

"Here, I can see you, and, hopefully, visit there now and then."

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She considers this.

"The people you mentioned when we first met?"

She nods.

"It sounds like a great idea to me."

[withamagicword]

He nods, carefully not looking at her.

"Yep. Yep."

He presses the walk button as they reach the crosswalk.

"You could hang and see how it feels."

His stomach seems filled with butterflies.

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

"Uhhuh." Her thoughts flicker to her backpack and she forces them away.

"So what kind of food are we getting?"

[withamagicword]

He snatches a glance at her and smiles.

"Chicken?"

Had she forgotten? He eyes her for a second, then grins.

"Unless you want something else?"

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She shrugggggggggs.

"Chicken is healthy!"
This, apparently, is approval.

[withamagicword]

He chuckles. RThe lights change and they cross the street and he bounces as he goes.

"There it is..."

The restaurant is a typical fast food joint.

Billy order a bunch of food.

"What would you like?"

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

"Uuummm...
This..and that? Ooh. And that."

She picks out the food, leaving mooooore than enough for him.

[withamagicword]

He grins and munches down, bouncing a little.

He loves watching her do the little things, even just eating.

"You're beautiful."

[janetsdaughter.livejournal.com]

She laughs and tries to wipe her fingers off.

"I've got messy food stuff all over me."